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Compression

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  1. viveknayyar007

    WinRAR Takes More than Usual Time to Compress

    Although there are several other compression applications available out there on the Internet that are easy to use and have efficient approach when it comes to compressing the contents professionally, WinRAR is the one that is still most commonly used by both home users and incorporate...
  2. viveknayyar007

    Original Files Are Automatically Deleted after Compressing through WinRAR

    WinRAR is a software application that is highly in demand nowadays. Although there are several other file compressors available in the market, WinRAR is the one that is still used by most end-users due to its easy-to-use interface and various compression methods that the application provides...
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    Best compression software

    I'm trying to compress a game worth 30 GB but i can't seem to find really good compression tools which can reduce the size as much so that i can upload the file...any ideas/methods/softwares that might help me out?
  4. ECaarnage

    Compressing Dxtory Videos and Best way to Send to others

    Hi I would just like to know the best way for my friends to compress their clips from Dxtory, which are about 28GB or more for 8 mins of footage. I was thinking of getting a cloud storage and getting them to upload it to the cloud storage. But clips that size are just too big. How could I get my...
  5. MajinCry

    Program to split AND name 8192x8192 .raw(16bit) Or even .tiff

    Alright, here it goes. Lookin' for a program that can split a .tiff file (No compression = No loss in quality) into segments. The file in question is a 8192x8192 heightmap in .raw 16bit format, but am willing to convert it to a .tiff, then convert the resulting pieces back into .raw using...
  6. B

    LA3a tech help needed

    I have an LA-#A Urei that doesn't have a bias pot. T4B was bad. Replaced several 10uf caps and now my bias voltage is at 23 volts. Before changing caps it was at 13.5. Also when I turned the limit pot all the way up, the meter would peg and I would get a bunch of hum. The unit is passing signal...
  7. MaxSoyer

    How does the compression work ?

    hay how does the compression work ? i mean when we compress a file .. why it gets smaller in size ? what really happen to the files ? :??:
  8. Z

    Best Video Compression Options for Tablets

    Hey Guys, I was wondering if anyone can recommend me a software (paid or free) for the best available video compression for tablets. 32 - 64 gigs is not a lot of room so I'm looking to maximize my storage realestate without sacrificing too much video quality (I don't need 1080p on a 10 inch...
  9. squareenixx

    Rar archive compression

    So I downloaded a rar file which was 699mb and I extracted it out and it was only 636mb. Within the Archive is a folder with a lot of .png's So then I compressed it myself to see if it would got up but it didn't it stayed exactly at 636mb. So what is happening was it just that someone was...
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    Hypercam compression

    When I make a recording with Hypercam and latter play the recording with VLC media player I get this message - No suitable decoder module, VLC does not support the audio or vidio format "undf". What does this mean and how can I fix it. Thanks Ron
  11. P

    Super Maximum and extreme compression software tools

    Super Maximum and extreme compression software tools Super Maximum and extreme compression software tools I have created a backup of my Hard disk partition of 60 GB upto maximum through Norton Ghost i have many other PCs on the network whom i want to take images of. I used notron ghost 10.0...
  12. E

    Multi movie compression software

    I know there is software in the Phillippines that will compress 12-15 movies on one disc Is there a program that will do that here? Thank you
  13. Tamz_msc

    Best Compression software?

    What do you guys think is the best compression tool?I use 7-zip and find it pretty good.
  14. P

    Need help with Hypercam 2 and video compression.

    Hi. I recently decided to use Hypercam 2 and while by itself the video quality isn't too good. I heard that using xvid video compression would increase the quality to that of fraps. So I downloaded the codec and installed it, yet I have no idea where to go from here. It didn't automatically show...
  15. Blckhaze

    Best compression software for video?

    Hi, Fraps video recorder is making 3gb video files for every 90 seconds on adverage. I'd like to be able to have a 10 minute video at 100mb roughly, at the highest quality video and sound possible. Can anyone tell me the best compression software to pick up? Free or for purchase under $100.00...
  16. G

    Electronic drums kick distroting the mains

    Hello, We are running our electronic roland drum module straight in to the pa and you can't get the kick drum sound to a decent level before it begins distorting and we are not clipping at the board ? Any ideas ? Active direct boxes, compression, preamp anything.
  17. C

    Norton Ghost 14

    I got Ghost 14, and it is backing up my C drive under windows mode!?!? When I used Ghost 8.3, I must go to DOS to backup, because you can access all the files then. But how can Ghost 14 just back my drive up when I'm using Windows??? If I back this up, and restore it later, it is like...
  18. R

    7-Zip very slow

    I've upgraded to a Intel E6400 system recently. Overall the computer runs great. However, the compression program I like, 7-Zip, totally sucks on it. The average decompression speed is 3300Kbps. My old P4 3.06GHz averaged 13-18Mbps. I'm using the latest version of 7-Zip and have the newest...
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    Directv's new satellite questions

    Archived from groups: alt.tv.tech.hdtv (More info?) Directv is launching two more satellites in 2007. A satellite Directv just launched is supposed to be operational this fall. At some point, Directv is supposed to be moving from an MPEG2 compression technology to and MPEG4 compression...
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    Mpeg4.. what cameras?

    Archived from groups: rec.photo.digital (More info?) Are there any other cameras besides Olympus C-770 that has mpeg-4 video compression available ..? (in the same price range :)